Amancio Ortega Gaona
Amancio Ortega Gaona, chairman and founder of Inditex, was born in 1936 in
Busdongo de Arbas, León. He moved to A Coruña with his family at an
early age, and it was there that he began his business activities in the
textile sector. After working with two well-known establishments in A
Coruña, he ventured out with a business project of his own.
His first steps culminated in the creation, in 1963, of the company
Confecciones GOA, a garment manufacturing company. Following an initial stage
of growth in the area of production, the first store of the Zara chain opened
on a central A Coruña street in 1975. In 1985, Amancio Ortega integrated
Zara in a new holding company, Industria de Diseño Textil, INDITEX S.A.
In 2001 the Amancio Ortega Foundation was set up, a private non-profit
organization aimed at promoting all types of activities in the fields of
culture, education, research and science.
Mr. Pablo Isla Álvarez de Tejera - First Deputy Chairman
and
CEO
He has been the Chief Executive Officer since 2005. He is a graduate in Law from
the Complutense University of Madrid and Abogado del Estado (State lawyer). He
was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Altadis and co-CEO was
joint-president of this group from July 2000.
From 1992 to 1996 he was Director of Legal Services for Banco Popular. He went
on to be appointed General Director of State Assests at the Ministry of Economy
and Finances. In 1998, he rejoined Banco Popular as General Secretary, until
his appointment within the Altadis Group.
He was co-opted to the Board of Directors of Industria de Diseño Textil,
S.A. (Inditex, S.A.) on 9 June 2005 and ratified by the AGM held on 15 July of
that same year.
Likewise, he sits on the Board of Directors of Telefónica, S.A.
He holds 139,800 shares in the company.
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros - Second Deputy Chairman
He has been an independent director since May 1997. A graduate in Law and
Business Studies from ICADE, he is a Commercial Expert and State Economist and
holds an MBA from Northwestern University. He has been the Deputy Chairman of
the Instituto Nacional de Industria, Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Iberia and Aviaco, member of the Executive Committee of the International Air
Transport Association and Chairman of the Círculo de Empresarios, of the
Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers and of the International
Organisation of Motor-Vehicle Manufacturers and until 1st July 2009, he chaired
the Board of Directors of Mercedes Benz España. At present, he is a
director at Acciona, S.A. and the Chairman of Fraternidad-Muprespa.
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